Are you struggling to capture shape, proportion, or perspective? Do you spend hours correcting mistakes, or have trouble seeing what's wrong with your work? In this class, we'll develop a fundamental skillset for producing recognizable images and clear likenesses: drawing. You'll learn a set of simple techniques for quickly and accurately rendering form, no matter the medium. This will not only improve your drawing, but also enhance your painting, sculpting, and visual thinking.
This class is designed for beginners. No experience is required. Intermediate level students are also welcome to continue their work.
In a range of work from life drawings and plein air painting to embroidery, wood carvings, and enameling, Abigail Williams explores the balance between conceptual understanding and creative storytelling: tracing the boundaries of accuracy and efficiency, detail and implication, function and tradition. Her most recognizable works are her nude gesture drawings in graphite and charcoal.
Since the beginning of her practice, Abigail has sought to cultivate a close familiarity with her subjects, as well as with the expressive properties of the artistic mediums available to her. Born at the turn of the century in Massachusetts, Abigail has taught herself to work in graphite, ink, clay, wood, enamel, and paint. Since 2013, the artist has studied East Asian calligraphy both domestically and abroad, with a B.A. in East Asian Languages and Arts which included brush-and-ink studies at Ewha Womans University [sic] in South Korea, and both Dalian Institute of Technology and Harbin Institute of Technology in China. Since 2016, the artist has displayed throughout New England, from private collections to public events and galleries. As of 2021, the artist has appeared yearly at Ogunquit, Maine’s annual Perkins Cove Plein Air Painting competition, winning honorable mention that same year. In 2024, she was invited to join Ogunquit’s first BonAire! event as an oil painting demonstration artist. She has also led a variety of fine arts classes over the years, from introductory drawing lessons to highly-specialized private instruction sessions. She recently premiered her first solo exhibition, “Of Human, By Human — Figurative Art in the Era of AI” at Gallery Marquee in Fitchburg, MA.
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Abigail Williams
No Class Jan 19
